ROYAL OAK, MI — They're cute, cuddly and ready to call the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak their new home.

Two red panda twins were born at the zoo on June 27.

The newborns, both male, took their first earthly breaths after being born to 8-year-old Ta-Shi, who came to the zoo in 2008; and father, 4-year-old Shifu, acquired by the zoo in 2012.

Red pandas look a lot like foxes or small bears. They're Native to Nepal, Mynamar and Central China and listed as "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species due to deforestation.

Unlike the black panda, red pandas are not members of the bear family but more closely related to the skunk, raccoon, and weasel families.

"The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a shy and solitary animal, except when mating," zoo officials said in a statement announcing the births. "It is about the size of a house cat, with rust-colored fur and an 18-inch white-ringed tail. Red pandas are skilled and agile climbers, spending most of their time hanging from tree branches or lounging on limbs."

The unnamed infants are spending the majority of their time in their nest box but may be spotted in the wooded habitat across from the Amur tigers, officials say.

This is the fifth time Ta-Shi has given birth at the zoo, her first time procreating with Shifu.

“Ta-Shi is an experienced and attentive mom and very protective of her babies,” said Robert Lessnau, Detroit Zoological Society Curator of Mammals. “We’re thrilled to once again add to the captive population of this threatened species.”